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Study Details: MSc Full-time 1 year
Learn how to prevent and manage communicable and non-communicable diseases around the world. This broad and practical Public Health Master’s focuses on vocational learning, to prepare you for work in real-world scenarios. You’ll be able to tailor this degree to your interests.
This master’s will give you the skills for a career that makes a difference. Graduates have gone onto to public health careers for government and public bodies in the UK and abroad, including the Medical Research Council, UK Health Security Agency, local government, ministries of health, universities and charities.
To apply for a master’s of Public Health you’ll need at least a 2:2 degree in one of the following subjects: Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry, Physiology, Psychology, Demography, Human/Health Geography, Pharmacy, Medicine and Dentistry.
You must be able to demonstrate your competence in Statistics, Epidemiology, Research Methods through previous study at undergraduate level.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more.
This master’s of public health is very applied. Learning reflects real-world multi-disciplinary teams and assessment is by practical tasks. This will prepare you well for employment across the sector. MSc public health jobs include:
a practitioner in public health, developing, implementing and evaluating policies and programmes
an academic researcher
a public health intelligence officer, looking at the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases
Possible job roles include:
public health policy analyst
epidemiologist
programme manager
field consultant
health educator
Previous graduates have gone on to work for the Medical Research Council, Health Education England, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Portsmouth City Council, charities such as Action against Hunger and private food companies such as Waitrose.
Some graduates go on to take a PhD and some are working for themselves as independent consultants or educators.
You’ll also gain transferable skills that will improve your employability in whichever career you choose, including:
how to conduct research projects
collaboration, negotiation and influencing skills
effective communication using a range of methods
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